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14 Cards in this Set
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history |
the written and other recorded events of people |
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prehistory |
before history; events before people recorded them |
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archaeologist |
a scientist who examines bones, tools, structures, and other things to learn things about people from the past |
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oral traditions |
stories passed down through generation by word of mouth |
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Iceman of the Alps |
one of the oldest and best preserved bodies ever found; discovered on the border between Austria and Italy in 1991; believed to have lived in Europe's Copper Age |
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nomads |
people who had no settled home |
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fertile |
contains substances that plants need to grow |
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domesticate |
to tame animals |
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Eats Africa |
an eastern part of Africa where early humans came from |
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irrigation |
a network of canals to supply land with water from another place |
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surplus |
more of a product than is needed |
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artisans |
workers who were especially good at making items such as baskets leather goods, tools, pottery or cloth |
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civilization |
a society that has cities, an official government, and workers who specialize in various jobs |
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social class |
a group that is made up of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, or ways of life |
